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Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Transgender Persons  Bill, 2016
An Expert Committee was constituted in the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment to make an in-depth study of the problems being faced by the Transgender Community and suggest suitable measures to ameliorate their conditions. There were four representatives from the Transgender community, on the Committee.
In addition, a pre-legislative consultation meeting was held with concerned stakeholders including members from Transgender community. The details of members of the Expert Committee and the members who attended pre-legislative consultation meeting held on 18.1.2016 are given below:-
MEMBERS OF EXPERT COMMITTEE (REPRESENTATIVES FROM
TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY )
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S.No.
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Name
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Organization
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1.
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Ms. Laxmi Narayan Tripathi
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Astitva, Maharashtra
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2.
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Ms. Seeta Kinnar Bharti
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Kinnar Bharti,Delhi
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3.
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Ms. Priya babu
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Swasti,Tamil Nadu
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4.
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Ms. Saira Banu Sheikh
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Salvation of Oppressed Eunuch, Mumbai
MEMBERS OF TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY WHO ATTENDED PRE-LEGISLATIVE CONSULTATION MEETING HELD ON 18.01.2016
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S.No.
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Name
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Organization
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1.
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Ms. Laxmi Narayan Tripathi
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Astitva, ,Maharashtra
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2.
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Ms. Pavitra Nimbhonkar
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Samparn Organisation, Amravati
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3.
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Ms. Ranjita Sinha
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Association of Transgender/Hijra in Bengal 
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4.
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Ms. Priya babu
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Swasti, Tamil Nadu
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5.
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Ms. Padmini Prakash
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Lotus News Anchor
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6.
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Ms. Rudrani Chettri
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Mitr Trust
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7.
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Shri Christy Raj
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Sangama
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8.
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Ms. K. Sheethal
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Sahodaran Community Oriented Health Development , Society
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9.
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Shri Atharv S
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Astitva, Maharashtra
This information was given by Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Rattan Lal Kataria in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Prime Minister's Office
PM Modi holds a meeting to discuss ways to boost Defence & Aerospace Sector
PM Narendra Modi held a detailed meeting to deliberate the potential reforms to ensure a robust and self-reliant defence industry in India that caters to short and long term needs of the armed forces and initiatives to give a boost to the economy in the backdrop of COVID-19. The discussions involved reforming of the functioning of the Ordnance factories, streamlining procurement procedures, focused resource allocation, encouraging R&D/innovation, attracting investment in critical defence technologies and promotion of exports.
PM laid emphasis on positioning India among the top countries of the world in Defence and Aerospace sectors, from design to production, with active participation of public and private sector fulfilling the twin objectives of self-reliance & exports. He reviewed the proposed reforms for attracting domestic and foreign investment in defence sector.
It was discussed that defence expenditure be economized and the savings be channelised for strategic defence capital acquisition. Issues relating to defence procurement processes, offset policies, indigenization of spares, transfer of technology, attracting global OEMs to establish manufacturing facilities in India, expanding our presence in international supply chains, etc were also deliberated. For India to emerge as a global leader in defence manufacturing, focus on the export of quality and state-of-the-art equipment/systems/platforms has also been emphasised.
PM directed that India should reduce dependence on imports and take forward "Make in India" to build its domestic capabilities for designing, developing and manufacturing state-of-the-art defence equipment. He emphasized on initiatives to promote export of defence products along with industry participation in global defence product value chain and to create an environment that encourages R&D, rewards innovation, creates Indian IP ownership.
The meeting was attended by the Defence Minister, the Home Minister, the Finance Minister and Minister of State for Finance along with senior officials of the Government of India.
Ministry of Railways
Uttarakhand set to become 9th State to receive Oxygen Express from Indian Railways
More than 5735 MT of Oxygen delivered by Oxygen Expresses to Karnataka, Maharashtra, MP, Haryana, Telangana, Rajasthan, Delhi & UP
More than 375 tanker load of Oxygen delivered to various States
More than 90 Oxygen Expresses complete their journeys
First Oxygen Express to Uttarakhand to reach tonight with 120 MT of Oxygen
First Oxygen Express to Pune to reach today with more than 50 MT of Oxygen
Bengaluru receives 120 MT of Oxygen
Till date 293MT has been offloaded in Maharashtra, nearly 1630 MT in UP, 340 MT in MP, 812 MT in Haryana, 123 MT in Telangana, 40 MT in Rajasthan, 120 MT in Karnataka and more than 2383 MT in Delhi
Overcoming all hurdles and finding new solutions, Indian Railways is continuing its journey of bringing relief by delivering Liquid Medical Oxygen to various states across the country. So far, Indian Railways has delivered nearly 5735 MT of LMO in more than 375 tankers to various states across the country.
Yesterday Oxygen Expresses delivered 755 MT of LMO to the Nation.
More than 90 Oxygen Expresses have already completed their journey so far.
It is Indian Railways endeavour to deliver as much LMO as possible in the shortest time possible to the requesting states.
Till the time of this release 293MT of LMO has been offloaded in Maharashtra, nearly 1630 MT in UP, 340 MT in MP, 812 MT in Haryana, 123 MT in Telangana, 40 MT in Rajasthan, 120 MT in Karnataka and more than 2383 MT in Delhi.
Stations near Dehradun  & Pune  are also set to receive their First Oxygen Express.
While the First Oxygen Express to Uttarakhand is expected to reach tonight with 120MT of Oxygen from Tatanagar in Jharkhand.
Oxygen Express to Pune is also set to reach today with more than 50 MT of Oxygen from Angul .
Running of new Oxygen is a very dynamic exercise and figures keep getting updated all the time. More loaded Oxygen Expresses are expected to start their journeys later in the night.
Ministry of Steel
Odisha is going to be the hub of maritime trade: Shri Dharmendra Pradhan
Invites potential investors to take advantage of opportunities in the state
Union Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan today said that Odisha’s coastline is going to be the hub of maritime trade. While addressing the “Investment Opportunities in Odisha’ session in the Maritime India Summit 2021, he also assured all potential investors that the Central and State Governments are working in tandem to make Odisha an attractive investment destination.
Shri Pradhan said that Odisha has a rich maritime history and thousands of years ago navigators of the state sailed to different parts of the globe to bring fortune and glory to the state. He further said thatat one point time in history, we were one of the most prosperous civilizations of the world and today in the 21st century, PM Modi has given a clarion call of Aatmanirbhar Bharat and $5 trillion economy. With natural harbours, rich natural resources, long coastline and skill-able and hardworking manpower, Odisha is uniquely poised to be the part of Aatmanirbhar journey and contribute to the making of $5 trillion economy .
The minister said that in the 21st century, the global network of trade and commerce will be maritime and Odisha’s coast will be the gateway. Paradipis going to be the gateway of growth of eastern part of country.Kalinganagaris being developed as a steel hub, envisages to become a self-contained ecosystem, and will enable the potential investors for setting up value added downstream facilities. Our initiatives in the petroleum and steel sectors will provide impetus to the maritime economy in Odisha.He said that anchor industries and companies are needed for development and operations of new ports in Odisha and optimal utilization of riverine and sea port area.
He reiterated Prime Minister’s vision of Purvodaya to drive eastern India’s growth to keep pace with the growth in other regions of the country and its importance in achieving national growth.
Shri Pradhan said that Integration of crucial infrastructure Road, Rail and Port will lead to the industrial development of Odisha. Potential for port-led Blue Economy will be unlocked with the multi-modal rail, road and air linkages with sea and riverine port for transport of minerals and goods at much lower logistics cost.
Shri Pradhan said that Odisha serves as a link between eastern & western India through the railway network of the South Eastern Railways & the East Coast Railways. There is further potential for integrating railway freight corridors with key ports in Odisha and setting up of maintenance and engineering projects in the State.
Regarding petroleum sector investments, Shri Pradhan said Oil and Gas CPSEs have spearheaded a number of infrastructure investments in the State of Odisha including in oil refining, gas pipeline infrastructure, marketing infrastructure and city gas distribution networks.He also echoed Prime Minister’s thoughts on the Government’s role to not to be wealth creators themselves but to provide policy certainty to the wealth creators in order to thrive.
YB/SK
Ministry of Defence
AIR MARSHAL DEV EXPRESSES HIS CONDOLENCES ON DEMISE OF GENERAL BIPIN RAWAT
Air Marshal Amit Dev, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Air Command leads in expressing profound grief and condolences of all personnel and families of Western Air Command on the demise of General Bipin Rawat, Param Vishisht Seva Medal, Uttam Yudh Seva Medal, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, Yudh Seva Medal, Sena Medal, Vishisht Seva Medal, ADC, Chief of Defence Staff , his wife Smt Madhulika Rawat and all the officers & personnel who lost their lives in the helicopter accident.
Air Marshal Dev remembered General Rawat for his contribution to the Armed Forces. His efforts towards modernising Armed Forces shall remain etched in the memory of the nation.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs
More than 188.55 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
More than 17.47 Crore balance and unutilized vaccine doses still available with States/UTs
The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The nationwide COVID 19 vaccination started on 16th January 2021. The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21st June 2021. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain.
As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In the new phase of the universalization of the COVID19 vaccination drive, the Union Government will procure and supply  75% of the vaccines being produced by the vaccine manufacturers in the country to States and UTs.
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VACCINE DOSES
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SUPPLIED
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1,88,55,67,715
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BALANCE AVAILABLE
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17,47,01,726
More than 188.55 crore  vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far through Govt. of India  and through direct state procurement category.
More than 17.47Cr  balance and unutilized COVID Vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs to be administered.
Ministry of Jal Shakti
Tap water connections under jal jeevan mission
Jal Jeevan Mission  is being implemented in partnership with States including West Bengal, since August, 2019 to make provision of potable tap water supply to every rural household of the country, by 2024.
At the time of announcement of Jal Jeevan Mission, 3.23 Crore rural households were reported to have tap water connections. So far, 6.69 Crore households, including 42.85 lakh in West Bengal, have been provided with tap water connections in last 35 months. Thus, as on 1st August 2022, out of 19.11 Crore rural households in the country, around 9.92 Crore  households are reported to have tap water supply in their homes and the remaining 9.19 Crore rural households are planned to be covered by 2024.The State/ UT, district & village-wise status of tap water connection in rural households etc. as reported by States/ UTs is in public domain and available on JJM dashboard at:
https://ejalshakti.gov.in/jjmreport/JJMIndia.aspx
District wise fund allocations is not made and maintained by this department. However, details of Central fund allocated, fund drawn and fund utilization reported by the State of West Bengal under Jal Jeevan Mission in 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22 & 2022-23  is as under:

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Year
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Central share
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Expenditure under State share
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Opening Balance
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Allocation
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Fund drawn by the State
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Total fund available
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Reported utilization
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2019-20
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760.82
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995.33
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994.75
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1,755.57
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609.00
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445.03
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2020-21
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1,146.58
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1,614.18
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807.08
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1,953.66
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1,196.07
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641.17
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2021-22
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757.58
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6,998.97
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1,404.61
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2,162.19
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1,547.52
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725.77
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2022-23
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614.67
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6,180.25
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ND
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614.67
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63.44
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472.81
Source: JJM, IMIS ND: Not drawn
This information was given by the Minister of State, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
AYUSH
Cabinet approves Memorandum of Cooperation  between India and the Japan in the field of Healthcare and Wellness
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today has given its ex-post facto approval to the signing of Memorandum of Cooperation  between India and the Kanagawa Prefectural Government of Japan in the field of Healthcare and Wellness.
Implementation strategy and targets:
Theactivities between the two sides will start after the receipt of copy of the signed MoC. The initiatives taken between the two countries will be as per the terms of reference of the MoC signed and will be a continuing process till the MoC remains in operation.
Major impact:
The MoC, will enhance bilateral cooperation between the two countries in the areas of Traditional Systems of Medicine. This will be of immense importance to both countries.
Expenditure involved:
There are no additional financial implications involved. The financial resources necessary to conduct research, training courses, conferences/ meetings and deputations of experts will be met from the existing allocated budget and existing plan schemes of Ministry of AYUSH.
Background:
India is blessed with well-developed systems of Traditional Medicine, which holds tremendous potential in the global health scenario. The Ministry of AYUSH of the Republic of India having the mandate to promote, propagate and globalize these Traditional Systems has taken effective steps by entering into MoU with 14 countries for Cooperation in the field of Traditional Medicine.
The bilateral relations between India and Japan have a long history rooted in spiritual affinity and strong cultural and civilizational ties. The political, economic, scientific and cultural interaction between India and Japan has been substantial. Having a background of strong traditional medicine,there is a growing interest towards Ayurveda and Yoga in Japan.
Ministry of Jal Shakti
Status of the National Water Framework Bill, 2016
Ministry of Jal Shakti has prepared a draft National Water Framework Bill, 2016 which seeks to provide an overarching national legal framework based on principles for protection, conservation, regulation and management of water as a vital and stressed natural resource, under which legislation and executive action on water at all levels of governance can take place. The Bill was circulated to States/UTs and the concerned Central Ministries for obtaining their comments. Comments on the draft bill have been received from 11 States viz., Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka, Odisha, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar and Jharkhand whereas, interim response have been received from 5 States/UTs viz., Uttarakhand, Punjab, Arunachal Pradesh, NCT of Delhi and Lakshadweep.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Shri Bishweswar Tudu in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Prime Minister's Office
India Brazil partnership is stronger than ever in these challenging times says PM
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi said that India Brazil partnership is stronger than ever in these challenging times.
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi replied to the tweet from the President of Brazil Jair M. Bolsonaro, who expressed his gratitude for India’s decision to supply Hydroxychloroquine to Brazil.
“India is committed to contribute to humanity’s fight against this pandemic,” The Prime Minister said.
Prime Minister's Office
PM greets on the auspicious occasion of the Parkash Purab of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has greeted everyone, particularly the Sikh community on the auspicious occasion of the Parkash Purab of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji.
The Prime Minister tweeted :
"Today, on the auspicious occasion of the Parkash Purab of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji my greetings to everyone, particularly the Sikh community. The holy teachings of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji give strength to millions and make our society more just, inclusive and compassionate."
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Ministry of Defence
FLEET AWARD CEREMONY – WESTERN NAVAL COMMAND
The Fleet Award Ceremony each year marks the end of the operational cycle of the Western Fleet, the Sword Arm of the Western Naval Command. The ceremony was held on 23 July 2021 at Mumbai after a gap of a year due to the COVID 19 pandemic. This year, the ceremony was hosted by Rear Admiral Ajay Kochhar, Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet. The ceremony marked the operational achievements of the Fleet from April 2020 to March 2021. The event was attended by Flag Officers of Western Naval Command with Vice Admiral R Hari Kumar, Flag Officer Commanding -in- Chief, Western Naval Command as the Chief Guest.
The ceremony hosted this year was a modest one in adherence with COVID norms. While the attendance was in limited numbers, the achievements of the Fleet were numerous as expected of the Sword Arm. A total of 20 trophies were given away covering a myriad spectrum of naval operations, safety practices and morale. INS Kolkata was awarded the ‘Best Ship’ among the capital ships for exhibiting immaculate grit whilst undertaking a plethora of maritime operations. INS Tarkash was awarded the ‘Most Spirited’ ship for an awe inspiring display of enthusiasm and morale in all Fleet activities, exercises at sea and indomitable spirit. INS Deepak won the award of ‘Best Ship’ in the category of Tankers and OPVs.
The year covering the operational cycle from April 2020 to March 2021 was anything but ordinary. While the norm of the hour was to work from home, the Western Fleet remained mission deployed and poised for action during the challenging period last year. The Western Fleet also contributed immensely for COVID relief missions in support of the National effort to fight the pandemic. The ships and aircraft of the western fleet also undertook daring rescue operations to save innumerable lives when cyclone Tauktae struck the western coast of India. Today’s ceremony also paid a tribute to sacrifices of the men and their families who put the call of duty before self for all these missions. The Sword Arm remains the first responder, operationally deployed, combat ready and stood to.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh advocates integrated training modules in governance for Central Training Institutions Chairs Review Meeting of the Central Training Institutions  in New Delhi
Dr. Jitendra Singh called upon CTIs to prepare institutional interactive curriculum and come forward to involve other training institutions of the country in this endeavour
Dr. Singh floated the idea of having visiting resident professors for the training institutes
CTIs should work with more cohesion and integrated approach in order to try to learn and benefit from each other’s expertise
Era of generalisation is over and there is a need for a Role specific module and Panel to impart citizen-centric delivery mechanism, which is the core of all Governance Model
Union Minister of State  Science & Technology; Minister of State  Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh today advocated integrated training modules in governance for Central Training Institutions.
The Minister was presiding over a joint meeting attended by senior officials of the Department of Personnel & Training  and Central Training Institutions like Lal Bahadur Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration  Mussoorie, Indian Institute of Public Administration , Institute of Secretariat Training and Management  and CBI Academy.
Dr. Jitendra Singh called upon CTIs to prepare institutional interactive curriculum and come forward to involve other training institutions of the country in this endeavour.
Dr. Jitendra Singh stressed on specialised training faculty from different strata and inclusion of more women faculty members amongst other issues. He also floated the idea of having visiting resident professors for the institutes.
The Union Minister said that the CTIs should work with more cohesion and integrated approach in order to try to learn and benefit from each other’s expertise.
Dr Jitendra Singh said that the era of generalisation is over and there is a need for a Role specific module and Panel to impart citizen-centric delivery mechanism, which is the core of all Governance Model. He also called for increased use of technology in learning and training modules.
Referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s penchant for Governance Reforms, Dr Jitendra Singh added that in this transformation, CTIs have a huge role to play in training and shaping the officers for execution of the tasks throughout their careers.
Dwelling on the theme of Integration, Dr Jitendra Singh said that Indian Institute of Public Administration, IIPA has established a Mission-Karmayogi Resource Cell at IIPA and is working in close coordination with National Capacity Building Commission, LBSNAA and other central training institutions .
The Minister assured all CTIs to look into the issues of shortage of faculty and at the same time advised them to become financially self-sustainable.
He said that the aim of “Mission Karmayogi” is to impart futuristic vision to civil services which could effectively determine the roadmap for next 25 years and shape the Century India of 2047.